The next morning, Alexis was, as always, the last to get up. She
rushed to shower and wash her face before she made her way down to the
common room. There were the four of them, as usual, waiting for her.
James was sitting on the sofa, dark eyes looking into the fire, hair messy
as usual. Sirius' long black hair was combed back with his fingers, a few
dark strands covering over his dark eyes. He was incredibly good looking.
Remus was looking paler than usual. The scar on his left cheek was more
predominant. And there was Peter, same pudgy kid he always was.
"Lovely of you to join us." James began as he was her come down to join them.
"Yeah, yeah thanks for coming out." Sirius added.
"Lovely morning isn't it my boys. How did everyone sleep?" She asked, giving them each a kick in the arse on the way out the door. They took their usual spots in the middle of the table and ate through plates of bacon, eggs and toast.
"Come on Remus," Peter began, "Eat something. You'll be sick."
"I'll be alright." He said. He sounded far off. The friends looked at each other nervously. Alexis got up and sat on his lap.
"I'm going to sit here until you eat that bloody piece of toast Remus." She said, handing him a piece of buttered toast.
"I'm not eating it." He said defiantly.
"Wanna bet?" She asked him.
"What are you going to do?" He asked. She turned her mouth down and gave him her puppy eyes.
"That's not going to work." He said to her. She just kept on looking at him with the same face.
"I told you, it's not going to work." He said again. She just kept on looking at him.
"FINE! Give me the damn toast!" He said grabbing it from her and shoving a piece in his mouth. She smiled, kissed his cheek and jumped off his lap.
"Thank you Remus." She said in her little voice.
"You're a pain in the ass you are." He said, taking another bite. She stuck her tongue out at him and took a sip of her orange juice. They all finished breakfast (even Remus with his bloody piece of toast) and walked back up to the common room for their books.
Remus and Peter walked one way down to potions, the other three up to the Divination Room.
"Why did we take this again?" Sirius moaned climbing up the ladder.
"Because we must learn to see the future with our retina which is our inner eye." Alexis answered him.
"Ms. McTavish. Our inner eye helps us to see the future, not our retina." A misty voice said to her.
"Yes, but our retina is in our inner eye Madame Flora." She answered back to her.
"I will not be contradicted in my own classroom! Get out! OUT!" Alexis rolled her eyes and looked at James and Sirius.
"Fine, but I'm not going alone." She said, a defiant look on her face. The two of them put up their hands immediately.
"Divination's a fluke!" They said together. Madam Flora whirled around and looked at the two of them, burning holes in their faces with her eyes.
"Out! Get out!" The three gave a little wave as they climbed back down the ladder and made their way back down the hall.
"Good job Lex. Out of class already." They congratulated her.
"Ya, and it hasn't even started yet, thirty seconds till the bell rings. You deserve props." Sirius said.
The three made their way down the hall to Dumbledore's office. As they expected, the stairs began to move. They were regular visitors in here. They stepped up and were soon in the headmaster's big round tower. The paintings on the walls all greeted them, they knew each other well.
"Here to visit? And so soon! Although I can't say I haven't missed you." Dumbledore said, coming down the stairs.
"Hello sir." All three said at the same time, big smiles on their faces.
"What have you been sent down for this morning?" He asked. The three all took a seat, Sirius and James in two arm chairs, Alexis stretched out on her sofa.
"Well sir," She started, "I was just talking to Madam Flora about how the inner eye was the retina, and she sent me down. I was just being friendly." She said. Dumbledore chuckled and looked at the two boys.
"And I suppose she didn't want to come alone?" He asked.
"Nope, can't do anything by herself this one." James replied, nodding behind him. Dumbledore chuckled again and handed them each a lemon drop.
"So how was everyone's summer?" He asked.
"It was good till mum found me. Why'd ya tell on me Al?" She asked him.
"Your mother was incredibly worried about you my dear, and if you're going to have your feet on my sofa take your shoes off." He replied. She kicked off her shoes in a non-chalonte manner. The four discussed with each other for a while, until Dumbledore finally let them go.
"I love you all, but I don't want to see you again today." He said, leading them out.
"So when we get kicked out again, do we just walk around for a while?" Alexis asked with a grin on her face.
"If you don't tell, I won't." He said, giving a wink.
The three made their way back down the hall to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. They met up with Remus and Peter on the way there.
"You've already been kicked out?" Peter asked in awe.
"Yeah, but it was Divination, we didn't miss anything." She responded. They five walked through the doors and too their seats at the back, as usual. Then, he walked through the door. Severus Snape, the one they took delight in tormenting. As soon as he sat down, James pulled a handful of straws out of his robes. He handed one to Alexis, one to Sirius and one to Peter. He knew better then to ask Remus. They rolled up little paper balls and started shooting them at the back of Snape's head. He glared at them each time they hit him, but as soon as he turned around to face the front, they would start all over again. But as soon as Professor Flynn walked into the room, they put down their weapons and got out their quills. DATDA was their favorite subject. They listened intently throughout the class. This was probably the only time James, Sirius and Alexis were silent for more than two minutes without being asleep. They listened as they went through the course outline, what they would be learning that year. The only one who seemed to be as encapsulated by this class as they were was Snape. After class, the five walked out down to the great hall for lunch.
"And...James wins the bet!" Alexis yelled, looking over at the doors. There was the kid from the other night, head sopping and a rather nasty look on his face. To top it all off, he slipped on the pool of water he was creating under him and landed with back on the floor.
"Ooooo." All of them said in unison, a painful look their faces. "That's gotta hurt." Sirius said, looking at him scrambling up and running out of the room. "Hasn't even been here 24 hours and he's made a mockery of himself. He's ours this years guys." Alexis said. Every year they picked one kid to watch out for. This year, he was it.
The rest of the day went by quickly for them. They weren't kicked out of any more classes, but were sure to raise a little hell. They ate dinner and decided to go for a walk on the grounds. They lay down in the middle of the field, making a circle, their heads by one another looking up at the stars.
"Your first match is tomorrow isn't it James?" Peter asked him.
"Yeah. Against Slytherin. They disgust me." He said, distaste in his voice.
"We'll be there to root you on mate." Sirius said.
"Good, because if you weren't, I would be forced to kick you in the mouth." The group laughed and Alexis felt something touch her finger. Sirius' hand was slowly making his way over to hers. She didn't feel the need to pull away. She let his hand lightly cover hers without saying anything. She looked over at him and smiled. She had been waiting for that.
"Lovely of you to join us." James began as he was her come down to join them.
"Yeah, yeah thanks for coming out." Sirius added.
"Lovely morning isn't it my boys. How did everyone sleep?" She asked, giving them each a kick in the arse on the way out the door. They took their usual spots in the middle of the table and ate through plates of bacon, eggs and toast.
"Come on Remus," Peter began, "Eat something. You'll be sick."
"I'll be alright." He said. He sounded far off. The friends looked at each other nervously. Alexis got up and sat on his lap.
"I'm going to sit here until you eat that bloody piece of toast Remus." She said, handing him a piece of buttered toast.
"I'm not eating it." He said defiantly.
"Wanna bet?" She asked him.
"What are you going to do?" He asked. She turned her mouth down and gave him her puppy eyes.
"That's not going to work." He said to her. She just kept on looking at him with the same face.
"I told you, it's not going to work." He said again. She just kept on looking at him.
"FINE! Give me the damn toast!" He said grabbing it from her and shoving a piece in his mouth. She smiled, kissed his cheek and jumped off his lap.
"Thank you Remus." She said in her little voice.
"You're a pain in the ass you are." He said, taking another bite. She stuck her tongue out at him and took a sip of her orange juice. They all finished breakfast (even Remus with his bloody piece of toast) and walked back up to the common room for their books.
Remus and Peter walked one way down to potions, the other three up to the Divination Room.
"Why did we take this again?" Sirius moaned climbing up the ladder.
"Because we must learn to see the future with our retina which is our inner eye." Alexis answered him.
"Ms. McTavish. Our inner eye helps us to see the future, not our retina." A misty voice said to her.
"Yes, but our retina is in our inner eye Madame Flora." She answered back to her.
"I will not be contradicted in my own classroom! Get out! OUT!" Alexis rolled her eyes and looked at James and Sirius.
"Fine, but I'm not going alone." She said, a defiant look on her face. The two of them put up their hands immediately.
"Divination's a fluke!" They said together. Madam Flora whirled around and looked at the two of them, burning holes in their faces with her eyes.
"Out! Get out!" The three gave a little wave as they climbed back down the ladder and made their way back down the hall.
"Good job Lex. Out of class already." They congratulated her.
"Ya, and it hasn't even started yet, thirty seconds till the bell rings. You deserve props." Sirius said.
The three made their way down the hall to Dumbledore's office. As they expected, the stairs began to move. They were regular visitors in here. They stepped up and were soon in the headmaster's big round tower. The paintings on the walls all greeted them, they knew each other well.
"Here to visit? And so soon! Although I can't say I haven't missed you." Dumbledore said, coming down the stairs.
"Hello sir." All three said at the same time, big smiles on their faces.
"What have you been sent down for this morning?" He asked. The three all took a seat, Sirius and James in two arm chairs, Alexis stretched out on her sofa.
"Well sir," She started, "I was just talking to Madam Flora about how the inner eye was the retina, and she sent me down. I was just being friendly." She said. Dumbledore chuckled and looked at the two boys.
"And I suppose she didn't want to come alone?" He asked.
"Nope, can't do anything by herself this one." James replied, nodding behind him. Dumbledore chuckled again and handed them each a lemon drop.
"So how was everyone's summer?" He asked.
"It was good till mum found me. Why'd ya tell on me Al?" She asked him.
"Your mother was incredibly worried about you my dear, and if you're going to have your feet on my sofa take your shoes off." He replied. She kicked off her shoes in a non-chalonte manner. The four discussed with each other for a while, until Dumbledore finally let them go.
"I love you all, but I don't want to see you again today." He said, leading them out.
"So when we get kicked out again, do we just walk around for a while?" Alexis asked with a grin on her face.
"If you don't tell, I won't." He said, giving a wink.
The three made their way back down the hall to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. They met up with Remus and Peter on the way there.
"You've already been kicked out?" Peter asked in awe.
"Yeah, but it was Divination, we didn't miss anything." She responded. They five walked through the doors and too their seats at the back, as usual. Then, he walked through the door. Severus Snape, the one they took delight in tormenting. As soon as he sat down, James pulled a handful of straws out of his robes. He handed one to Alexis, one to Sirius and one to Peter. He knew better then to ask Remus. They rolled up little paper balls and started shooting them at the back of Snape's head. He glared at them each time they hit him, but as soon as he turned around to face the front, they would start all over again. But as soon as Professor Flynn walked into the room, they put down their weapons and got out their quills. DATDA was their favorite subject. They listened intently throughout the class. This was probably the only time James, Sirius and Alexis were silent for more than two minutes without being asleep. They listened as they went through the course outline, what they would be learning that year. The only one who seemed to be as encapsulated by this class as they were was Snape. After class, the five walked out down to the great hall for lunch.
"And...James wins the bet!" Alexis yelled, looking over at the doors. There was the kid from the other night, head sopping and a rather nasty look on his face. To top it all off, he slipped on the pool of water he was creating under him and landed with back on the floor.
"Ooooo." All of them said in unison, a painful look their faces. "That's gotta hurt." Sirius said, looking at him scrambling up and running out of the room. "Hasn't even been here 24 hours and he's made a mockery of himself. He's ours this years guys." Alexis said. Every year they picked one kid to watch out for. This year, he was it.
The rest of the day went by quickly for them. They weren't kicked out of any more classes, but were sure to raise a little hell. They ate dinner and decided to go for a walk on the grounds. They lay down in the middle of the field, making a circle, their heads by one another looking up at the stars.
"Your first match is tomorrow isn't it James?" Peter asked him.
"Yeah. Against Slytherin. They disgust me." He said, distaste in his voice.
"We'll be there to root you on mate." Sirius said.
"Good, because if you weren't, I would be forced to kick you in the mouth." The group laughed and Alexis felt something touch her finger. Sirius' hand was slowly making his way over to hers. She didn't feel the need to pull away. She let his hand lightly cover hers without saying anything. She looked over at him and smiled. She had been waiting for that.